Belgium has taken the No. 1 ranking in the world for the first time following their 3-1 win over Israel.

The Belgians were third in the most recent ranking, but Germany's loss to Ireland and previous No. 1 Argentina losing to Ecuador and drawing to Paraguay created the shift.

Belgium were as low as 66th in the ranking in 2009.

NEW FIFA RANKING TOP 20

1 -  Belgium
2 -  Germany  
3 -  Argentina
4 -  Portugal
5 -  Chile
6 -  Spain
7 -  Colombia
8 -  Brazil
9 -  England
10 - Austria
11 - Switzerland
12 - Uruguay
13 - Italy
14 - Romania
15 - Wales
16 - Netherlands
17 - Czech Republic
18 - Turkey
19 - Croatia
20 - Bosnia-Herzegovina